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Getting To Know: Marco Scandella

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Getting To Know: Marco Scandella

In this week’s Getting To Know, Minnesota Wild defenseman Marco Scandella talks about watching his uncle, Sergio Momesso, play in the NHL and how he once played goalie as a three-year old.

Status: Minnesota Wild defenseman.

Ht: 6-foot-1 Wt: 205 pounds

DOB: February 23, 1990 In: Montreal, Quebec.

First Hockey Memory: "Watching...oh, probably playing at my local rink. Being like three years old, stickhandling around. Actually I played goalie that same day."

Hockey Inspirations: "My uncle played in the NHL with the Canadiens - Sergio Momesso. And my brother played hockey professionally in Europe. So I watched him growing up, he's six and a half years older than me."

Strangest Game: "One time I took a slapshot and my stick broke in two places. Two places. It broke two times in the shaft. You'd think it would give in just one spot but there were three pieces on the ice."

First Famous Player You Met Or Encountered: "My uncle was my idol. And my brother."

Why Do You Love Playing Hockey: "Always loved the game. I mean, it's skill, tough, fast. Read and react. It's so many elements to the game that other sports don't have. It's not like other sports. Running is something that everyone can do. Skating is a skill that you have to learn. And I find that moving on the ice is elegant, it's tough, it's got so many elements."

People/Personality Qualities Most Admired: "People who are genuine. People who show each other the same common courtesy and are just nice to each other, I guess. I don't like fake people, like anybody."

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